Many shark populations have faced steep declines due to years of exploitation for their fins, cartilage, meat, and liver oil. There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the ...

At present, the practice is known to occur only in Costa Rica, where fishermen have developed the process in order to get around their country’s shark finning ban. While some may consider this to be ...

The subsequent development of the 3D replica fins was a collaborative process involving many stakeholders from across the world. Dried fins from CITES-listed sharks were collected over the years by ...

Conservation efforts for marine life are growing at a rapid pace — and one of the most consequential has been bans against the finning of sharks. But while numerous countries have enacted ...

Global shark populations are plummeting despite worldwide efforts to curb mass killings for their fins, researchers said in a new report showing that more needs to be done to protect one of the ...

Any ban on shark-fin soup in three of the Lower Mainland's four largest cities appears to be on hold pending Toronto's response to a recent court decision overturning its bylaw. "We all thought it ...